SwineTime Podcast Host Spencer Wayne, sits down with Hayden Kerkaert, a nutritionist with Pipestone Nutrition, to start back at the basics of pig nutrition. Kerkaert has been with Pipestone for two years now, providing his feedback and expertise to grow-finish clients throughout the Midwest.

Throughout the episode, Kerkaert drills down on the importance of a nursery diet and how critical a piglet's first three weeks of life are. The market value of a pig starts accumulating when they are born. To slack on proper nutrition in the nursery can lead to slow developing pigs, which eliminates the full market value for the farmer.

As listeners follow along with Wayne and Kerkaert, they can appreciate the advice given on a variety of nutrition topics to better their operation. Grow-finish farmers will gain tips on how to compare marginal feed costs in relation to cost per pig, how to properly present feed to piglets and more. Listen-in to hear Kerkaert's expertise on feeding pigs.

SwineTime Podcast Episode 34- Basics in Nutrition

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